I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.

-- H. L. Mencken 门肯

我从不讲课，不是因为我害羞或不善言辞，而是因为我讨厌那种去上课却不想见他们的人。

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Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.

当然，我也听到过一些评论家对我的所作所为深恶痛绝，虽然有时我为让各种令人讨厌的人或群体感到愤怒而感到相当自豪，但有时我也不明白自己为什么要忍受这种悲伤。

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How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?

我怎样才能在失去罪恶的同时保持理智，又爱冒犯者，又厌恶冒犯者呢?

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I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.

我没有去听讲座。我的男仆比我高贵，他代替我去了。

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